I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the Boxee finally released version 1.5 (same as found on the Boxee Box) and it looks pretty cool. The bad news is that it will be the last release for desktop machines and it doesn't support many key apps. Like Pandora and Netflix for example.

I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the Boxee finally released version 1.5 (same as found on the Boxee Box) and it looks pretty cool. The bad news is that it will be the last release for desktop machines and it doesn't support many key apps. Like Pandora and Netflix for example.

I kinda switched back to XBMC, but that's a shame. It's not like the Boxee Box is doing that well either. From what I've read, it's the Apple TV and Roku boxes that are selling like gangbusters. It's also like double and triple the price. So without desktop or embedded versions of the software, I wouldn't be surprised to see them sink away. That's just my opinion.

I always thought the remote that came with the Boxee Box looked cool. But other than that, it got pretty lousy reviews. They would always make note of how quirky the software was running. I mean, stuff wouldn't even show without a match on scrape. It also had major troubles with SMB shares.

I always thought the remote that came with the Boxee Box looked cool. But other than that, it got pretty lousy reviews. They would always make note of how quirky the software was running. I mean, stuff wouldn't even show without a match on scrape. It also had major troubles with SMB shares.

I tried picking one up used to tinker with, but they are already sold (100$), was worth giving it a shot.

I could never get Boxee to behave right for my setup, could never figure out why it was popular as the developers seem to care less about the mac community. After reading some of their replies I went to XBMC. When I read the announcement about this being their final version I got that same, 'we don't give a rip' attitude between the lines. With Plex and XBMC still in development and recently updated maybe there are just too many players in the field for them to compete._________________iMac 24" 2.4 GHz 4GB | Logitech S530 | Z-2300 speakers | NewerTech Guardian MAXimus RAID
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I could never get Boxee to behave right for my setup, could never figure out why it was popular as the developers seem to care less about the mac community. After reading some of their replies I went to XBMC. When I read the announcement about this being their final version I got that same, 'we don't give a rip' attitude between the lines. With Plex and XBMC still in development and recently updated maybe there are just too many players in the field for them to compete.

I've had audio issues myself with boxee in the past. I installed their latest beta, very buggy. Using the iPhone boxee remote makes it boxee crash! Deleted it, will end up using plex on the mini and xbmc on the atv1 w/ crystal hd. Can't wait for them to arrive!_________________2011 MBP 15" 2.2 i7 quad
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